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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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